He-Who-Took-Long-Steps would have been an excellent Jeopardy contestant. He was good at trivia. He read a wide variety of books and magazines and remembered what he read.

When something was rattling around in my head for this column, I would run it by him and ask if there were facts to back up what I was thinking. I remember asking him about what oil does. My thought was that having faith in God makes the pieces and parts of my life run smoother.

Do you dislike looking for lost stuff or trying to find something you need? Me too. I searched over an hour this morning through computer files back to 1987 looking for an old column about a dispute that happened years ago.

This was written three years ago this week. It is more important for you now than it was then. Please trust me. If you heed these words, I promise you will not be sorry.

Have you stayed away from church services because of pomp and circumstance? Think services are too formal or too strict for you? Or you went once and found it boring? May I dispel those thoughts? At least last Sunday in the church we attend I took steps (literally) to change your thinking!

The tale of the Easter Pageant soldier's skirt

It was time for He-Who-Takes-Long-Steps to model my soldier skirt. Karen Woods, our Easter Pageant director had told me, “We need new soldier skirts this year.”

“I can do that,” I said. The Easter Pageant in Colstrip was a huge production for a small town. Over 100 people were involved. People from all over the area and many different churches volunteered. The performances each year were packed.

The Enterprise will publish a listing of Easter season services in its Friday, March 23 and Friday, March 30 editions. Churches wanting their services or programs listed should email them to news@livent.net or call 222-2000.

Spontaneous Pope visit

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of 45 band students from a Jesuit high school in St. Louis didn’t know they’d get a spontaneous visit from Pope Francis when they recently performed in the Vatican.